Countdown to 2024 Day 14: Christmas Pudding – if you could squeeze in just one more book for 2023
14 December 2023
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Tags: Christmas Pudding, Countdown to 2024, Day 14, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries, Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands, Heather Fawcett, One more book, vHeather Fawcett
Today is day 14 of my countdown to 2024. Using a series of prompts each day I will post a book title that I believe fits the prompt. The aim is to highlight as many books as possible that I read from 2023 and shine the spotlight on them once again (although for some prompts I will be looking at future reads). A list of prompts can be found here if you wish to join me in counting down to 2024.
Today’s prompt: Christmas Pudding – if you could squeeze in just one more book for 2023
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett – because I absolutely gobbled up the first in series – Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
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Can’t Wait Wednesday : Evocation by ST Gibson
13 December 2023
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Tags: Can't Wait Wedesday, Evocation, ST Gibson, Wishful Endings
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that was originally created by Breaking the Spine. Unfortunately Breaking the Spine are no longer hosting so I’m now linking my posts up to Wishful Endings Can’t Wait Wednesday. Don’t forget to stop over, link up and check out what books everyone else is waiting for. If you want to take part, basically, every Wednesday, we highlight a book that we’re really looking forward to. This week my book is : Evocation by ST Gibson. Here’s the description and cover:
The Devil knows your name, David Aristarkhov.
As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodigy, operating under the shadow of his oppressive occultist father. Now, years after his father’s death and rapidly approaching his thirtieth birthday, he is content with the high-powered life he’s curated as a Boston attorney, moonlighting as a powerful medium for his secret society.
But with power comes a price, and the Devil has come to collect on an ancestral deal. David’s days are numbered, and death looms at his door.
Reluctantly, he reaches out to the only person he’s ever trusted, his ex-boyfriend and secret Society rival Rhys, for help. However, the only way to get to Rhys is through his wife, Moira. Thrust into each other’s care, emotions once buried deep resurface, and the trio race to figure out their feelings for one another before the Devil steals David away for good…
The first book in a spellbinding and vibrant new series from The Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood.
Expected publication : May 2024
Countdown to 2024 Day 13: Feast – a book that was magnificent
13 December 2023
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Tags: A Book that was Magnificant, Countdown to 2024, Day 13, Feast, Laura Purcell, The Whispering Muse
Today is day 13 of my countdown to 2024. Using a series of prompts each day I will post a book title that I believe fits the prompt. The aim is to highlight as many books as possible that I read from 2023 and shine the spotlight on them once again (although for some prompts I will be looking at future reads). A list of prompts can be found here if you wish to join me in counting down to 2024.
Today’s prompt: Feast – a book that was magnificent
The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell. I loved this. The setting, the plot, the writing, the dark gothic feel, the characters, the strange blending in of theatre and supernatural elements with such a deft touch. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.
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Countdown to 2024 Day 12: Holly and Ivy – a book with great world building
12 December 2023
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Tags: A book with great worldbuilding, Countdown to 2024, Day 12, Holly and Ivy, Josiah Bancroft, The Hexologists
Today is day 12 of my countdown to 2024. Using a series of prompts each day I will post a book title that I believe fits the prompt. The aim is to highlight as many books as possible that I read from 2023 and shine the spotlight on them once again (although for some prompts I will be looking at future reads). A list of prompts can be found here if you wish to join me in counting down to 2024.
Today’s prompt: Holly and Ivy – a book with great world building
The Hexologists by Josiah Bancroft is simply superb. I loved it, and whilst this may seem a strange fit for today’s prompt, because strictly speaking this is a steampunk alternate Victorian setting (which you would think as readers we could be dropped straight into) – I stand by my choice because the author has included so much thought into just about everything. There’s a level of detail here that should perhaps feel over the top but doesn’t and the inclusion of some fantastic notions. I was totally absorbed and had an indecently good time reading this one.
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Countdown to 2024 Day 11: Mistletoe – a little bit of romance
11 December 2023
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Tags: A Little Bit of Romance, Constance Sayers, Countdown to 2024, Day 11, Mistletoe, The Star and the Strange Moon
Today is day 11 of my countdown to 2024. Using a series of prompts each day I will post a book title that I believe fits the prompt. The aim is to highlight as many books as possible that I read from 2023 and shine the spotlight on them once again (although for some prompts I will be looking at future reads). A list of prompts can be found here if you wish to join me in counting down to 2024.
Today’s prompt: Mistletoe – a little bit of romance
The Star and the Strange Moon by Constance Sayers is a clever story – well, a story within a story really – set over differing periods where the protagonists stories eventually coincide. The romance is included with a very delicate touch and the concept was absolutely compelling.
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